What color is #828166?

#828166 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828166?

The RGB value is 130, 129, 102: 130 red, 129 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828166?

The complementary color is #666782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828166?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828166 color

#828166 rgb(130, 129, 102)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #828166 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 50.6% green and 40% blue (130, 129, 102).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 22% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#828166 color codes

HEX	`#828166`
RGB	`rgb(130, 129, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 50.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 22%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.39, -4.43, 14.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.39, 15.47, 106.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.454, 21.406, 15.675)`
Decimal	`8552806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828166, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #828166	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828166 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #828166 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828166; }
.text { color: #828166; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828166; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 129 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828166, #758266); }

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Questions

What color is #828166?: #828166 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828166?: The RGB value is 130, 129, 102: 130 red, 129 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828166?: The complementary color is #666782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828166?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.